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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-06-24
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Tennessee will vote on prohibition amend
n,ent to the state constitution in September.
The campaign has already opened, and prom.
ises to be closely contested
Miss Minnie Jones, daughter Of a retired
banker of Pittsburg, and niece Of Walter Q.
Gresham, has made sensation In polite cir.
cles of that city by clipping with Lieut. Alfred
M. Fuller, of the United States army. The
latter, who is West Pointer, went to Chi
cage with his bride to spend the honey.
moon.
James Thorington, for many years prom
inent Iowa politician, died I'm New Mexico
Sunday
In the 1O0mile bicycle race run Monday on
the public roads near Charlottesville, Ind.
Rhodes won in hours 81 seconds, Croker
coming In second.
Jonathan Clark, of Elkhart, Ind, brought
suit against DR.. jackson in 1881, to recover
100000 lost in a Chicago wheat deal. The
case was dragged through the Indiana courts,
but was decided Tuesday In favor of the de-
PENDANT
The strikers at the Pennsylvania Salt
works at Natrona, Pa, were served with
writs Tuesday ordering them to vacate the
company's house on or before the first Mon
day in July. The alternative Is eviction.
The steamer Daniel Drew, on the Hudson
river, last week began the custom OF tollipg
her ball as she passes Gen. Grants tomb.
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GETTING THE WORTH OF THE QUARTER
titled him to six glasses of beer The proceeds
of the picnic, it was announced were to be
used to obtain new trial for the condemned
Anarchists in Chicago. About dozen
swarthy Bohemians were in charge Of the
park gate and closely scanned all corners
They denied admission to all whom they
suspected Of being reporters or detectives.
Soon after noon Bernard Winn, a laborer
living in Guttenburg, attempted to pass
through the woods, as was his custom. He
was seized by several of the Socialists, and as
saulted when he declined to answer their in
quiries. Winn managed to break away, and
escaped by jumping over the fence. Laterin
the afternoon game of base ball was COM
menced on the adjoining grounds by the Nom
itor club, of New York city, and nine from
Danbury, Conn. Several hundred men and
boys were witnessing the game. Winn re-
turned to the picnic grounds and scaled the
fence, but had scarcely done so when the So
cialists, many of whom were armed with
clubs, swarmed around him. VIM drew a
revolver, but was disarmed before he could
use it, and was horribly beaten. When his
assailants thought him sufficiently punished
they hurled him bodily over the fence.
Chanceman William p. Willburger, of the
Hoboken police, tried to rescue Winn,
but was himself assaulted. The out
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FIRES AND OTHER ACCIDENTS.

In the United States doing the last five
months property to the value Of $125, 000, 600
has been burned. a
Last year the car-coupler killed 459 brake
men, crippled for life 4,oss, and painfully in
jured 1870. Total killed and wounded,
1890.
Five men were killed and many injured by
the explosion of a dynamite cartridge in the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company's
mines at Inman, few miles from Chatta-
nooga. The victims were nearly all English.
Dannie Sullivan, of Boston, jumped on a
low shed to get ball the other evening ard
stumbled over two electric light wires, thus
completing circuit, and sending tremen-
dous current Of electricity through his little
body. When found he was dead; his clothing
was burning, and the flesh in contact with
the wires was burned TO a crisp.
Two men were killed and two shockinQly
mutiated in the Mill Creek mine OF the Della
ware & Hudson company, Tuesday, at Wilkes
barre, Pa In the same mine a man wns
killed Monday, and the regular hands would
not go to work the day after, Us the accident
had occurred ON the 18th Of the month.
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THE ATTACK ON OFFICER wILLBURGER.
cries attracted the attention of the
crowd on the base ball grounds and the be-
gan hurting stones at the picnickers A gen.
eral melee ensued, during which dozen or
more pistol shots were fired. Constable jack
son was struck in the arm, and a boy whose
name was not learned had two fingers shot
off. Several of the Socialists were struck
with stones and pandemonium reigned. Will
burger was dragged by the excited throng Of
Socialists, who yelled "Hang him" and SINH
lar cries. While the uproar was at its height
Justice of the Peace Walker and three consta-
bles appeared. The justice was admitted, but
the constables were compelled to remain out
side the gates. An excited throng surrounded
them and threatened them. Justice Walker,
after a long parley, secured Syillburger's re-
lease. He presented a frightful appearance
His head was cut open in three places, and he
was covered with blood Constable Patrick
Timmony, of Weehawken, was also beaten,
and several other men were roughly handled
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LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Michigan Legislature.

LANSING, Mich, June 10-The senate
passed the university appropriation bill over
the governors veto Thursday, and killed the
graded fare bill. The general stenographer
bill was defeated in the house. All the lead
ing state institutions have now got their ap-
preparations.
LANSING, Mich, June 1.-THE concurrent
resolution accepting the tender of SIS, 900 by
congress for an experimental agricultural
farm has been adopted by both houses of the
legislature. A bill providing that boys who
are habitual truants may be sent to the re-
form school betweenthe ages of and IL was
passed Friday by the house; also the Monroe
banking bill. The senate defeated the 2-cent
railway fare bill, and the proposal for cheap
1,000-mile tickets. This probably defeats this
kind of legislation. Both houses adjourned
until Monday.
LANSING, Mich, June l4.-Both houses
convened Monday night, but remained in
session less than thirty minutes. The house
was without quorum and at once adjourned
The senate transacted routine business and
copcurred in house amendments on the Mon
roe banking bill before adjournment.
LANSING, Mich, June 15.--The local option
bill was reported to the senate Tuesday and
made special order for Wednesday. The
house was in committee nearly all day and
killed the bill for minority representation.
The senate passed the appropriation of $780,
0c0 for new state normal school building
and $4,000 for the fish commission. The
senate killed the resolution for adjournment
June 49,
LANSING, Mich, June 16.-The bill pro-
hibiting the bucket shop in this state has
passed both houses and is one of the most
stringent measures ever drafted. The Mar
shall liquor bill was favorably reported to the
senate Wednesday, which passed the Burr local
option bill. 1t now goes to the governor. Lam
sing was made headquarters of the advisory
board of pardons by bill the house passed,
and which has already passed the senate. 1t
changes the pardon law considerably. The
house also passed bill to punish and prevent
offenses against chastity
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OHIO POLITICS.
A Movement to Nominate Congressman
Foran for Governor.

A Movement to Nominate Congressman
Foran for Governor.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June IA. Some two
months ago Congressman Foran wrote let
ter for publication in which he positively de-
clined to allow the use of his name in connec-
ton with the gubernational nomination,
claiming he could not afford to be a candi-
date, and that he would retire from politics
at the conclusion of his present term in con-
gress. 1t was developed Monday through a
pretty reliable source that Foran has agents
in about every congressional district in the
state who are working for his nomination,
and it has created considerable furry among
Democrats who have been favoring the can
didacy of T. E. Powell and Judge A. G..
Thurman. 1t is claimed by those who are in
position to know that the Thurman move
ment has been operated for the purpose of
turning the strength over to Foran, and his
relations with the labor element are of such
character that 1t is not likely he can be de-
feated by any Of the other candidates who
have been mentioned. The Republicans, and
especially Governor Foraker, are doing all
they can to defeat the movement for Foran
i'm advance
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THE EFFECT IN NEW YORK.
A Wild Time in the Wheat Pit and Drop
of Five Cents.

OF rive Gents.
NEW York, June 5.-The center of specula-
tive interest was transferred Tuesday from the
coffee exchange to the produce exchange, where
the bears began O movement at the opening
that created almost as great panic as they did
Monday in the coffee market. The desire to
sell at the opening was strong, and the guam
tity offered so great that decline of nearly
cents was marked in the first few minutes,
amid the widest excitement When the break
had assumed the proportion of panic, and
every one seemed crazy to sell, G. ID. Free
man, representing Clews &c Co., entered the
ring and began bidding for ,000, 900 bushels.
1t was like oil on the troubled waters A
friend in need had come to the rescue, and the
excitement was allayed just as it was Mon
day in the coffee market by the bold stand of
O'Donohus g. Son and Crossman & Co. The
result was recovery of cents in June
prices, and a marked advance in July before
IL o'clock. But it was a wild half hour, and
in the temper of the crowd was likely to be
renewed at any moment during the day. The
market was even more excited in the after
noon than in the morning.
The wheat pit was crowded all day, and the
utmost feverishness existed from the opening
to the close, for no one knew how soon or I'M
expectedly the Chicago disaster might affect
the New York market disastrously. 1t is
considered remarkable that even greater
decline in prices here was not occasioned.
1t is understood here that Rosenfelds losses
are about $4,000, OOO andtho entire loss in
Chicago not much short of 5000, 600 There
Is no apprehension of serious trouble to any
New York house.
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1t will be seen that cash wheat at the OPEN
ing stood So cents higher than July delivery
"a most abnormal figure The general idea
is that cash stuff ought not to range higher
than q cents over thirty days delivery.
The results of the crash as gathered late at
night is that the following suspensions are
booked: te+ W. nft
Maurice Rosenfeld g. Co, Hamill &c
Brine, and f. w. Bailey & Co., and
G. j. Kershaw are seriously embarrassed.
Settling clerks, Messenger boys and
anxious brokers fiocked into the Office of the
latter firm during the afternoon to inquire
for a statement from the firm Of its standing,
but no statement could be obtained. In the
evening the firm caused 1t to be announced
that 1t was expected that funds would be
forthcoming Wednesday to pay all differ
ences 1t is believed that should Kershaw &
Co. fail to meet their heavy obligations not
less than twelve wellknown firms will go UNI
der.
In speaking of the break Secretary George
+. Stone, of the board Of trade said it was
matter of great surprise that more failures
did not result AS much business was done
on change Tuesday rs would ordinarily be
done in an entire week
Mr.. Hall, senior member Of the suspended
firm Of Hamill e. Brine, said that the drop
came SO quickly that they did not have time
to calfor collect margins The closing out Of
all trades and their temporary suspension
were for the purpose Of self-protection.
L. w. Bailey, whose house failed, said the
whole thing was 50 unexpected that they
hadn't time to realize what had taken place
before the bottom was struck. They were
called for about $4,000 margins and called
their customers for about $4,000. They
were not able to tell how they stood
Joseph Rosenbaum & Co. IS one Of the
frms whose fate depends upon the solvency
OF Kershaw e. Co. They are long 10000
bushels Of wheat at 92 cents, and their loss
will approximate SIC, 900, and unless certain
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SPRINGFIELD, No., June 14.-The trial Of
Cora Lee for the murder Of Sarah Graham
began here Monday morning The attend
ance is large, and inquiries from many parts
of the country show that interest in the case
has not subsidized, although it is not as intense
as when the parties charged with the crime
were first arrested. The jury was secured
without difficulty. The only new evidence
developed was when r. p. Norman testified
to meeting the evening of Sept 30, a tall
yelled woman driving the Molloy pony in the
direction of Springfield. It is understood
that the defendant will go upon the stand LEE
fore the trial closes, when q dramatic ard
nsational time may be expected. Judge
Bland Is presiding
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BLAzEs IN ST. LOUIS.

Many Horses and Mules Roasted in Burn
ing Stables.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June l4.-The stables Of
the Lafayette Brewing company, corner
Cass avenue and Eighteenth street, were
burned Monday morning; and the stables of
the Mound City Street Car company, on
Glasgow and jefferson avenues. In the lat
ter fire 315 mules were destroyed, together
with their harness, but the cars wereeaved
A half-dozen valuable draft horses were
burned in the brewery fire, the loss being
about $4,000 The Street Car company's
loss will exceed 5000
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DISCIPLES OF HERR MOST.
THE ADVOCATES OF THE DYNAMITE
BOMB GIVE A PICNIC

cago Anarchists-Wild Times During the
Day--An Attempt to Murder Police
man Who Came ON the Grounds-A
Number OF Broken Heads.
JERSEY CITY, June ia desperate ARRAY
took place Sunday afternoon at Conrad
Schneider's Oak Cliff park, in Union town
ship, New Jersey. The park was engaged for
the day by the Socialists, who assembled
about 1900 strong to hear addresses by Most
and Braunschweig. The park was decorated
with Japanese lanterns and red flags, and a
vast quantity of beer was tapped. Each of
the Socialists invested 25 cents in ticket,
which admitted him to the grounds and en-
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'NIN.N HOW IL LOOhtD SdE bOAtD Z ? .
operators and laid them out Tuesday morn
ing everything seemed serene and it looked
as though it was plain sailing for the bulls.
But the outside forces were at work for the
bears Thousands of cars standing on the
side tracks, elevators all filled to bursting ire
mendous receipts reported, and everything
pointing to more wheat-niillions more-in
the near future Such were the conditions
when traders went on change Tuesday MORN
ing. For the first offerings of July wheat
there were no takers. 1t was offered under
the supposed marl1et-still no takers. Then
the entertainment opened. The uproar grew
intense in the wild effort to sell wheat July
dropped from S3s4 cents to 50 cents while
men were thinking what to do. Every one
wanted to unload, but no one want
ed wheat. 1t less time than it
takes to tell the story July wheat
was offered at 500 cents. or 3 cents less
than the closing price Monday 1t was
short storm, but terrible in its effects on the
crowd. Traders crawled out of the pit drip
ping with perspiration and weak from excite
ment. There was talk of failures, but none
were announced to add to the feverish condi-
ton of things Then for an hour there was a
slight rally, and the leading future, July,
sold up to Sl15 cents. This was but lull in
the storm. At IL a. m. the indicator for July
showed that 1t was again selling down, and
in fifteen minutes it was offered at 10 cents
434 cents below the opening an hour before.
Then came the third tumble at the noon
hour, and July wheat sold down to T611 cents,
u cents below the opening price. The en-
tire board was little less than apandemonium
and the bears declared it a just retribution on
the bullish wheat manipulators.
At 1890 came the startling announcement
that all persons having trades with Rosenfield
& Co., one of the clique houses, should close
them at once. The uproar had not subsidized
when July wheat took the fourth and worst
turn Of the day and dropped for moment to
"a cents. Trouble was expected on margins
at Kershaw's, and the crowd was ready for
anything short of an earthquake Throngs
of people rushed in from the streets, and the
gallery was filed with an excited throng of
men and women. 1t was a morning session
to be- remembered as long as wheat grows.
At Rosenfeld's it was found that their checks
had been thrown out of the banks, and part
ner of the house announced it "looked as if
they had failed, as their principals had gone
back on them"
Yin the meantime the June option had
dropped from 92H cents to 70, while May
Of course shared in the tumble.
To illustrate the great flop, the following
range of prices for regular No. 2 spring wheat
prevailing on change during the day will be
of intercS..
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The State Republican: Mr., Powder
ly is declaring that under no circum-
stances will he accept another term
as the head of the Knights of Labor
organization. If so it will be more
their loss than his. But the worry,
the constant intrigue, opposition,
schemes and troubles that continually
assail that position, are enough to
make one who has carried its re.
sponsiblities SD long and successfully
as he has yearn for an honorable
retirement. Besides there is the
doubt of the future, whether the or
ganization has not reached its height,
henceforward to decline; and, should
that be its future, whether it is not
wiser for him to step out at the top
of the hill, so that no successor can
get any higher, rather than cantinue
on and peter out at the bottom.
The Courier Journal has discovered
the fact that the crow lives to be 100
years old. He has been eaten so
often down in Kentuckey that we
didn't suppose he could live out half
his days.
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A CLIQUE IN A CORNER.
JUST WHERE THEY THOUGHT THEY
HAD WHEAT cORRALED
The Product Takes a Tumble Of
Twenty Cents on the Chicago
Board of Trade,

And Catches the Manipulating Bulls in
had shape-A Case in Which the Con-
tract Was Too Big-Tremendous Excite
ment Among the Spectators, and sey-
eral suspensions-One of the Unfortu-
mates Out About se,00O,000
CHICAGO, June 15.-For some time past a
clique of operators In wheat ON the board of
trade, headed by ]. w. Wiltshire, of the FL
deity bank of Cincinnati, has been buying
May and June wheat, and began on Monday
to take in July also. The thing worked pref
ty well until Saturday, when there was lit
tie furry owing to the large supply. Every
thing, however, was quiet Monday, but Tues
day cyclone set in that caught number of
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We're not worth the paper they were printed
on, and was it credible that business men like
the defendants would have risked their
money buying vouchers that might he worth
nothing9
Mr.. Forrest concluded his speech during the
afternoon, and was followed by Mr.. Hardy,
also for the defense. The arguments were
continued until 8 p. M, at which time Mr..
Furthmann, for the prosecution, took the
400.
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-Four Failures I'm MiIwauIsee.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. June 15.-There was
more excitement here Tuesday when the
news from Chicago arrived than has been
witnessed for years There were no buyers
for July wheat and a tumble in prices began
which did not stop until four firms had laid
down under their loads The unfortunates
were: Hill, Flertzheim & Co., Milwaukee
representatives of c. S. Kershaw, of Chicago;
Wilson Bros /; Hooker, Crittenden 81 Co., and
Joseph Wild, small broker. There were
other heavy losers among the bro kers, and
further trouble Is anticipated
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marks, as was also
Mike Mcdonald, Eds
brother, and Commits
sioner "Buck" Nc
earthly. Mr.. Forrest
said there was no evil
dence of a conspiracy
to defraud the county,
and that it was adj
mitted that the coun-
ty had not been actu-
ally defrauded. He
then turned his atten-
ton to the evidence
for the prosecution,
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A Much Married Woman

Mrs. Fowler, of this city, was mar
ried last January TO her sixth hus
band, and strange an it may seem,
FIVE OF them died exactly two years
from their marriage day. Her pres
ent husband has been sick for the last
four months with chronic jaundice,
and was given up by four of our best
physicians; as last resort he began
using Sulphur Bitters, and yesterday
told our reporter that they had saved
his life, smiling saying that he gness-
ed Mrs. Fowler would be unable to
take q seventh better half for some
time to GOMEZ Exchange.
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NEW YORK, June 1X-The Havemcycr
Sugar refining company's sugar houses at
Commercial street and Newtown Greek,
Green Point, l.. l., were destroyed by fire
Saturday morning. The buildings, which
covered nearly half an acre Of ground, were
Of brick, and were six, eight, and ten stories
in height. The total loss on the buildings is
5000, 600, and on the stock and machinery
s1,15O,O00. The property was insured for .
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DUBLIN, June IA riot occurred ut Ath-
lone Monday between soldiers and civilians,
in which many Of the latter were injured,
some of them severely. The soldiers became
Infatuated and demolished several houses In
order to reach and wreak vengeance upon
their occupants
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WILLIAM FORREST and argued that IN no
court in the United States or England was
testimony of an informef of any
value unless corroborated He declared
ing evidence had been presented; that
Mic Schneider a confessed perjurer and ras-
cal, was unworthy of belief, and that citizens
against whom not a word had ever before
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been uttered should
not be convicted on
his unsupported testi-
mony. He made a neat
point upon the pur-
chase of Schneider's
vouchers by Klehm,
McGarigle and Nc
Donald at 80 cents on
the dollar. If the case
set up by thestate was
good these vouchers
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ing from New York.
He was met at the
depot by Gen. =. r.
Smith and several
staff officers of the
f o ur t h regiment
Connecticut national
guard and escorted
to the rooms Of the
Seaside club, where
ga reception was held.
Seen. Terry is on his
sway to New Haven
ITO take part in the
- al.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June ia special from
Nogales, A. T., states that the governor of the
state of Sonora has offered a reward of $500
for the head of each hostile Apache Indian.
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TALKING TO THE JURY.

The Chicago 'BoodIe" Trial Reaches tho
Stage of Eloqucnce.
CHICAGO, June 16.-Wednesday in the
"boodle" trial was taken up by Lawyer For.
rest with speech in defense Of his clients,
McGarigle and Mcdonald. The two defend
ants were very attentive to their counsel's re-
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Reception to Gen. Terry.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, June 14-Maj. Gen.
Alfred II. Terry arrived here Tuesday morn
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soldiers monument at that place on Friday
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A cook can change his pots,-a
leopard can not.